Forbidden during pregnancy
16 points · study category
Points classically prohibited throughout pregnancy. They move Blood in the uterus or bear down forcefully, and several are reserved precisely for childbirth.
Its story in the classics: The forbidden points of the Jiayi JingPoints in the category · 16
- GB21Shoulder WellJiān JǐngStrong downward movement of Qi; the shoulder pulls on the uterine axis. Prohibited throughout pregnancy.
- LI4Union ValleyHé GǔMoves Qi and Blood forcefully and directs them downward. Prohibited throughout pregnancy; in the tradition it is reserved for encouraging a labor that has already begun.
- ST30Qi SurgeQì ChōngPoint of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) in the groin, directly related to the uterus.
- SP6Three Yin IntersectionSān Yīn JiāoCrossing point of the three foot Yin channels: moves Blood in the uterus. Contraindicated in pregnancy; used in labor together with LI4.
- BL31Upper CreviceShàngliáoFirst sacral Liao; the four Liao act on the uterus and are used in childbirth.
- BL32Second CreviceCìliáoSecond sacral Liao; the childbirth point par excellence, prohibited before term.
- BL33Middle CreviceZhōngliáoThird sacral Liao; direct action on the uterus.
- BL34Lower HoleXiàliáoFourth sacral Liao; direct action on the uterus.
- BL60Kunlun MountainsKūnlúnJing-River point that descends and unblocks; classically associated with fetal expulsion.
- BL67Reaching YinZhì YīnDo not needle. Recognized exception: moxibustion between weeks 33 and 36 to turn a breech presentation, under professional indication and supervision.
- CV2Curved BoneQū GǔOver the pubic symphysis, directly over the pregnant uterus.
- CV3Central GateZhōng JíFront-Mu point of the Bladder, over the uterus. Needling the lower abdomen is proscribed in pregnancy.
- CV4Gate of OriginGuān YuánFront-Mu point of the Small Intestine, over the uterus. Its action on the Lower Jiao rules it out entirely.
- CV5Stone GateShí MénFront-Mu point of the Triple Energizer, lower abdomen over the uterus.
- CV6Sea of QiQì HǎiSea of Qi; strongly mobilizes the Lower Jiao.
- CV7Yin CrossingYīn JiāoCrossing point with the Chong Mai and the Kidney; lower abdomen, over the uterus.
In the classical tradition
- The forbidden points of the Jiayi Jing
Which points the Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing (3rd century) forbade needling or moxa, the reason the text gives, its contradictions, and how they are read today.